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The Twin by Natasha Preston

itputsthebookupontheshelf's review against another edition

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3.0

I was interested in this book based on the synopsis. But if you read the synopsis, you have pretty much read the book. Just add in some darkness. It is not a terrible book by any means, but it is not at all what I was hoping for.

The Parent Trap but twisted with no happy family ending.

The writing is meh. It is pretty tame for a psychological thriller. I'd put it more into the level of a middle grade read. The writing was very basic, with little to no descriptions.

The characters are nothing we haven't seen before and are very one-dimensional. There are some dark characteristics, but we are left wondering why the one twin is the way she is.

The pacing is slow and at points, and I almost stopped reading. I would probably have enjoyed this more if I were in middle school. I would recommend this to a teen just getting into thrillers.

Thank you to Delacorte Press and Netgalley for the gifted copy

mesreader2013's review against another edition

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fast-paced

3.0

I don't like thrillers, but this one really had me. I love it and hate the ending at the same time

candiihernandez's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.0

tatbookshelf's review against another edition

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4.0

Book:
THE TWIN by Natasha Preston

Review:
3.7⭐
Okay, so I love Natasha Preston's books, but this one wasn't really my cup of tea. I liked the mystery. Believe me, I did, but...this book was all too predictable. Spoiler Alert: I could see what Iris was doing to ruin Ivy's life from a mile away. It was all too predictable. Not to mention the repetition.
Now, let's talk about the ending. I did not like it. In my opinion, it just didn't end right, and I would have loved to see a happy ending. Whatever the case, I still enjoyed reading the book, and I so look forward to her next one.

What I Liked About It:
*the slight mystery

lexi01's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

4.5

pinkpicklez's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.5

kaylas_currentreads's review against another edition

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2.0

If Mean Girls mixed with a bad episode of Criminal Minds...

Honestly, I don't know where to start with this book. The first couple of chapters I was mildly intrigued on where this story was going to go. And then I kept reading, and reading, and reading....... and reading. Nothing exciting really happens until the last handful of chapters in the book, and there are 49 chapters in total. I feel like everything in between was very repetitive and predictable. but at the same time not possible to really happen to a couple of 16 year old girls.
Things that were going on between our main characters just seemed to be too far of a stretch to believe.
And the ending was extremely disappointing and anticlimactic in my opinion because I spent so long waiting for something to happen, for someone to finally help our main character Ivy and it just never comes.
By the middle of the story I felt absolutely no connection at all with any of our characters. Ivy, Iris, Ty, Logan, etc... I got to where I just felt like I couldn't care about what happened next, I just wanted to finish this book.
I fell asleep reading this story, waiting for it to get better, but unfortunately you just can't win them all I guess.
I've constantly heard mixed reviews about Natasha Preston's books, and was really hoping this would have turned perspective around on her, but I'm just severely frustrated and disappointed with this writing, this plot, the characters.
It's way too dramatic. Almost like a really overdone soap opera.
I'll be keeping my eyes opened because I really hope eventually this author changes their storytelling and puts out a book that really wows me.

kayleewooldridge's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

hannahdavis_'s review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.0

gcrossway15's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense

5.0